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Living Large: Obesity In America
5:46 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

For Teens, Weight Loss Sculpts New Lives

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Located in the North Carolina mountains, Wellspring Academy is a boarding school for overweight teenagers. In addition to their regular classes, students learn to control their weight through a healthful diet, physical activity and counseling.
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These photos document five students when they first arrived at Wellspring in August — and again two months later. Here, Bethany Gomez poses by the lake on campus.
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At first Bethany lost a lot of weight, but hitting a plateau disappointed her. "There's gonna be some weeks when it's just half a pound," she says in October, "and some weeks when I'm just going to maintain. So I have to be happy with what I get, I guess."
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Justin Moore, 15, of Tampa Bay, Fla., in August.
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In two months, Justin has lost nearly 100 pounds. "A lot of it is a self-motivation thing here. Like, they don't force you to lose weight here; they give you the option to."
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Haley Humphrey, 15, from Athens, Ala., at Wellspring in August.
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Two months later, Haley is not worried about the food fest that is the holiday season, she says. "I worked so hard to get [to this point] — I'm not going to ruin it. I can make my own versions of my favorite foods and still be on the program."
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Savannah Davis, 16, of Lufkin, Texas, said her goal at Wellspring was to feel better about herself. "Just not having all this weight on me is going to make me feel better," she said when she started the program in August. She says she knew "it would be hard work, but I'm ready to do it."
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After two months, Savannah has adjusted to the Wellspring regimen and has lost weight.
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Sydney Appelbaum of Newton, Mass., poses by the lake at Wellspring in August.
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"Every day, I'm feeling a little more confident," Sydney says, two months later. "Things like having pants that are too big on me, or running a faster mile ... I'm doing a 5K coming up soon that I definitely wouldn't have been able to do before."
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Savannah Davis, 16, of Lufkin, Texas, poses on the Wellspring campus.
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Located in the mountains of North Carolina, Wellspring Academy is a boarding school for overweight teenagers. In addition to their regular classes, students learn to control their weight through a healthful diet, physical activity and counseling.
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Wellspring students walk through the scenic campus toward their dorms after an evening swim.
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Originally published on Wed August 1, 2012 5:42 pm

Second of two stories, which are part of an ongoing series on obesity in America. The first part begins in August as students start their weight-loss journey at Wellspring Academy, a boarding school in Brevard, N.C. The second checks in with students in late October.

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Presidential Race
5:09 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

Why Candidates Aren't Campaigning As Hard In Iowa

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With three weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican nominating contest, the candidates are not registering much of a presence in Iowa.

Three Books...
4:45 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

Fakin' It: Three Books On Masquerading Identities

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Originally published on Tue December 13, 2011 6:21 pm

Scratch just a little below the surface of American writing, and you'll find a substratum of stories that revolve around an impostor, a figure at once sinister and fascinating. This charlatan moves fluidly between personae, and in doing so, proves that identity is — especially in America — up for grabs. The impostor thus is everything we insist we are not. But he's also, I think, everything we wish we could be as the inheritors of our open, yet easily manipulated, American culture.

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Music
3:22 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

Winter Songs: Bill T. Jones Picks Schubert's 'Winterreise'

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Choreographer Bill T. Jones at an appearance earlier this year.
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As cold weather descends on most of the country, we're asking for winter songs — songs that evoke the season, and the memories that come with them. So far in our series, we've heard some lighthearted or slightly wistful tunes, but this next song goes to a far icier place. It's the choice of the celebrated dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones.

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NPR Story
4:30 pm
Mon December 12, 2011

Gingrich, Huntsman Hold Debate

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Originally published on Mon December 12, 2011 4:30 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

One last note from the campaign trail. Two of Mitt Romney's opponents engaged today in a long conversation, a so-called Lincoln-Douglas styled debate at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman discussed in a gentlemanly manner topics of foreign policy and national security. And Gingrich began with a short critique.

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